Bystander Responses to College Dating Violence: Can We Educate Undergraduate Students Using an Online Intervention?
Bystander Responses to College Dating Violence: Can We Educate Undergraduate Students Using an Online Intervention?
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2020
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Herman, Micah
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O'Brien, Karen M.
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Abstract
The purposes of this study were to improve an online bystander intervention educational
program (STOP Dating Violence; O'Brien et al., 2019) and conduct a randomized controlled trial
to test the effectiveness of this revised intervention. Specifically, the intervention was modified
and converted into an engaging animated video and then tested for its effectiveness. College
students (N=335) were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: (1) the STOP intervention,
(2) a website containing information about dating violence, and (3) a control condition. Results
indicated that students who viewed the STOP Dating Violence video intervention had the
greatest knowledge of bystander interventions when compared to the website and control
conditions. Thus, the STOP Dating Violence video has the potential to successfully educate
undergraduates about appropriate bystander interventions for dating violence in a cost-effective
manner.